Gaming Commission to meet Thursday at BCC

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is holding a meeting Thursday at Bristol Community College to discuss the status of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s pursuit of a casino in Taunton, potential commercial developers and the interests of residents of southeastern Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is holding a meeting Thursday at Bristol Community College to discuss the status of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s pursuit of a casino in Taunton, potential commercial developers and the interests of residents of southeastern Massachusetts.

The meeting, initially planned for 1 p.m., has been rescheduled to 4 p.m. Thursday at Bristol Community College’s Commonwealth College Center, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River.

The Mashpee plan to build a $500 million resort casino in East Taunton under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Under state law, the Gaming Commission won’t solicit bids for a commercial casino in southeastern Massachusetts unless it determines the Mashpee are unlikely to meet the federal requirements for a tribal casino.

One commercial developer, KG Urban Enterprises, hopes to build a casino in New Bedford and has launched a legal challenge to the section of the state gambling law that gives the tribe a period of exclusivity on the southeastern Massachusetts casino market.

People who wish to submit written comments on the topic may do so by sending an email to mgccomments@state.ma.us with ‘Region C’ in the subject line.

The commission plans to provide a live stream of the meeting at massgaming.com.